There is a Pingliu Village at the foot of Taihang Mountain. There is a man named Xie Xi in the village. He and his wife Wu had two sons. The eldest son was called Xie Cai and the second son was called Xie Fu.
Xie Xi is a coachman who supports the family by pulling people's feet and pulling goods. He is loyal, kind, honest and honest, and is trusted by his employer. grounded lives the most among his peers.
The so-called son inherited his father's business, and Xie Cai and Xie Fu brothers. They learned to drive big carts and start businesses from their father since childhood. When they grew up, they also worked in this business. The father and son each had a mule cart, making the family gradually richer.
Xie Cai married Li's daughter Xiuyun as his wife when he became an adult, and Xie Fu married Hu's daughter Xiangling as his wife.
After the sons got married, Xie Xi split up the family. The eldest family lived in the front house, Xie Xi and his wife lived in the back house, and the second family lived at the end of the alley, separated from their parents' residence four times. When the family was separated, Xie Xi was forty-seven years old, healthy and energetic, and still had good business skills. His sons were all married. The old couple finished their worries and subsidized the money they earned, in addition to their food and drink, and they subsidized the snacks and toys for their two sons and grandchildren.
Each day of weekdays, each family will gather together for dinner at the end of the month and during the festivals. Xiuyun and Xiangling cook delicious meals and will ask their parents-in-law to come and eat together. Everyone gets along harmoniously and is very happy, and the neighbors are envious of them.
Five years later, in early winter, Xie Xi suddenly suffered a stroke and died until the third day of the twelfth lunar month. Before his death, he could no longer speak, looking at his wife Wu with tears in his eyes, his eyes full of worry.
The two brothers saw their father's concerns and knelt in front of the bed and cried, "Don't worry, father, we brothers will definitely be filial to our mother."
After hearing this, Xie Xi closed his eyes.
After dealing with the father's funeral, the two brothers discussed the mother's support. Xie Cai said, "I am the eldest brother, and it is natural to support my mother. I will take her to me tomorrow. I have one son and one daughter, but you have two sons. The old house belongs to you. In the future, my nephew will get married, so I can just flip it."
"That's not possible. I am also the mother's biological son, so I should support me. Besides, my sister-in-law is not in good health, so she will worry less on weekdays. Xiaoshanzi (Xie Cai's son's nickname) is already eleven. In a few years, I should say kiss you. The two of my family are three or four years younger than him. I don't need to consider it for the time being. I'll give it to you, brother." Xie Fu said.
The two brothers have a good relationship and are both rushing to support their mothers and giving up the house to each other, fighting for each other.
Xiuyun didn't want them to fight around, so she said, "Brothers, don't fight, otherwise we will take turns to take care of it, one after another, or one after another. As for the house, after a hundred years, half of each person will be together."
"What my sister-in-law said is, don't fight, anyway, everyone is for the good of their mother." Xiangling also said.
The two brothers thought about it and felt that it was OK. After asking for their mother's consent, they decided to take turns to support their mother with half a year. The same as when their father was alive. The family would get together at the end of each month and during the New Year.
Two years have passed in a blink of an eye. During this period, my brother Xie Cai was very lucky and took on several big jobs in succession, while Xie Fu was much less lucky.
My father-in-law is gone, he has lost a share of money, and her husband has earned less than before. For this reason, Xiangling is in a bad mood and nagged about this when she returns to her parents' home.
My mom's sister-in-law said, "I heard from the third aunt in the back street that the side hall of Lingshun Temple worships Duobao Tathagata, which is very effective. You might as well go to worship frequently, and it may be better."
This news is like a life-saving straw, which made Xiangling suddenly enlightened. The next day I went home, I was ready to go.
Lingshun Temple Seven or eight miles away from home, and there is more than two miles of forest path in the middle. It is not safe for a woman to walk alone, so Xiangling asked her sister-in-law Xiuyun to accompany her.
Xiuyun did not believe in Buddhism and had never gone to the temple to burn incense, but for the sake of the safety of her sister-in-law, she agreed.
Every time I arrive at Lingshun Temple, Xiuyun will wait in the clean room of the front yard, while Xiangling will burn incense and recite scriptures, and bow to the Tathagata of Duobao and other Buddha statues.
originally thought that this would increase luck and wealth, but in reality it did not come true. Her husband Xie Fu's work not only did not increase, but was less than before. My uncle Xie Cai was too busy, and sometimes he left for a month or two.
Although she was very disappointed, Xiangling understood that burning incense and worshiping Buddha requires devotion and cannot give up halfway. Is it possible that wealth is waiting in front? With this thought, she was not discouraged. Every day on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, she still asked her sister-in-law to go to Lingshun Temple.
More than a year has passed in a blink of an eye. Although Xiangling is in a rainy and rainy manner, her husband still has not changed. The work he takes is still deserted, and the eldest uncle is still prosperous.
On this day, Xiangling called her sister-in-law to Lingshun Temple again. On the way, she muttered to her heart: "Every time my sister-in-law goes, she always waits in the pure room. She didn't see her worshiping Buddha. Why don't she give her wealth? Could it be that my sister-in-law secretly worshipped, or did I say the wrong name when I prayed?"
With her thoughts, Xiangling said, "Buddha, my husband's name is Xie Fu. She lives at the end of the alley west of Pingliu Village. She is not Xie Cai who lives at the entrance of the alley. You must remember it clearly!"
This time she made it clear, but the rest is the same. Her family's fortune is poor, and her sister-in-law's fortune is good.
On the first day of this month, Xiangling went to Lingshun Temple again. Because her sister-in-law's mother was sick and could not accompany her, she went there alone.
After the temple, the deacon monk told her that the roof of the side hall was leaking and repairing was underway and needed to wait. Xiangling then rested in the clean room in the front yard, waiting for the repair to be completed.
About an hour passed, the deacon monk entered the house and said that the roof had been repaired and he could worship him. Xiangling hurried out of the house and went to the side hall to burn incense and worship.
She folded her hands together, looked up at Duobao Tathagata, and said, "Buddha, the little woman bowed to you devoutly. She has never been lazy for two years, but why can't you reduce your wealth? My sister-in-law always sits in the pure room and never gives you a stick of incense. Why does she have a prosperous wealth? Why is this?" When she said this, Xiangling actually shed tears in grievance.
At this time, a beam of light suddenly shot out of the window, and the light shone on the Buddha's face. The golden reflection made Xiangling unable to open her eyes. She vaguely felt that the Buddha's eyes seemed to have opened.
"The Buddha appears, the Buddha appears." Xiangling was extremely excited and kept bowing.
At this time, the Buddha statue opened his mouth: "Since cultivating Buddha is cultivating the mind, worshiping Buddha, actually worshiping yourself. If you want to know the fortune of others, you might as well observe secretly. As long as you use your heart and compare yourself with yourself, you will naturally realize it. When you realize it, it is also the day to become a fortune."
"Secretly observe, compare yourself with yourself, and naturally realize..." Xiangling muttered these words, not understanding for a while.
At this time, the light shining in suddenly disappeared, and the Buddha statue returned to its original state. Then the call of the deacon monk came: "Donor, the side hall has been repaired, you can worship."
Xiangling reacted with a shiver and found that everything just now was a dream he had accidentally fall asleep.
On the way back, Xiangling kept muttering that the Buddha's words in her dream seemed to have realized something when she was about to arrive at her home.
The next morning, Xiuyun came back from her parents' home. It was from this day that Xiangling began to secretly observe her sister-in-law's movements.
In the past six months, it was my eldest brother's family's turn to take care of my mother. The family next to my eldest brother's house was uninhabited and the yard gate was not closed. Xiangling put a stool at the base of the wall. As long as it was fine, she would step on the stool and peek.
Xie CaiXiang Fu brothers will go out to take on work early in the morning. When they receive big work, they may not come back for ten days and half a month, which provides convenience for Xiangling.
days passed day by day. In order to make money, Xiangling was very persistent and observed every day. On the seventh day, she seemed to have realized something, and on the fifteenth day, she realized the reason.
That night, because her husband was not at home, Xiangling arranged for the child to go to bed and sat in the room to think about something. Suddenly, a voice came: "Have you realized it?" She looked up and saw a statue of Duobao Tathagata appeared outside the window.
"The Buddha has appeared again."Xiangling quickly knelt down and clasped her hands together and said, "Buddha, I know that my sister-in-law is more filial than me. When my mother-in-law was at her, she was on time for three meals a day, and took good food first. Not only that, my sister-in-law also often talked and joked with her mother-in-law, and the children were so. My mother-in-law was there, and she was obviously much happier and had a smile on her face all day. On the other hand, I didn't do enough. When my husband was away, I rarely slept with my mother-in-law, and I couldn't bear to give it to my mother-in-law if I had good things, but left it to my child. I even ate secretly in the kitchen and chatted with my mother-in-law, and that would be even less. "
" Yes! Is there any more? "The Buddha statue asked.
"To be honest, my father-in-law could share a lot of money when he was there, so he was very good to my mother-in-law. Later, my father-in-law was gone, and I felt that my mother-in-law was a redundant person. Apart from eating, I felt that my mother-in-law was useless, so I felt disgusted. It was because my husband didn't dare to act rashly, but when my husband was away, I treated my mother-in-law badly. In terms of filial piety, I was much worse than my sister-in-law. When my mother-in-law was here, my sister-in-law often came to visit me, and there was a fresh fruit, pear and peach, which would also be delivered. On the other hand, if my mother-in-law was at my sister-in-law, except for monthly gatherings and holidays, I never went over to see it, even if it was just a few steps away. "Xiangling said ashamed.
" Haha, since this is the case, it means that you are not bad by nature. It is rare to realize that these are rare. As long as you are a person with your heart, be filial to your elders, your blessings will come naturally, and your fortune will come soon. If you have a Buddha at home, why bother worshiping you far away! "After speaking, the Buddha statue disappeared out of thin air.
Xiangling was shocked again and found that she was sitting by the bed. It turned out that she was a dream just now. Even in the dream, Xiangling believed it and decided to change her past and become a new person.
Since then, Xiangling has not frequently burned incense, but has focused on filial mother-in-law.
After making delicious food, she brought it over. The mother-in-law likes sweets, so Xiangling often bought some for her mother-in-law. After working on her daily life, she also went to her sister-in-law's side to talk to her.
A month later, it was Xie Fu's turn to serve her mother. Xiangling cleaned up the room early and changed her mother-in-law to a new bedding. After taking it over, she served her carefully like her sister-in-law .
Although Wu is not in good health, she is not confused. In recent years, she knows very well that the second daughter-in-law is not filial to her, but she thinks: she is in her fifties and does not expect to live for many years. Don’t make her son and daughter-in-law quarrel because of herself. Anyway, the second daughter-in-law won’t let herself go hungry, that’s fine.
Wu has this idea and pretends to be happy. Whenever the second son Xie Fu comes home to greet her, she always praises the second daughter-in-law. Now the second daughter-in-law seems to have become a different person, and Wu is very pleased.
The real smile cannot be covered up. Xiangling can feel that this change has made her yard like her sister-in-law’s house, full of laughter.
Since her father passed away, Xie Fu’s income has dropped sharply, Xiangling In a bad mood, he doesn't have a good face all day, which naturally affects Xie Fu. He usually treats his employer and speaks bluntly. This is an important reason why he doesn't take many jobs. After all, who is willing to hire someone who looks worried and can't speak to work!
Now the wife has a smile, and her mother also laughs all day long. A good mood makes Xie Fu change his stinky face in the past, become cheerful and happy, and can speak kindly. Naturally, someone is willing to hire him, and he will earn more money.
makes more money, and he will be more at hand. Life is better when life is better, Xiangling will naturally be happy, and treat her mother-in-law better. The family is harmonious and happy, and Xie Fu is full of energy outside.
Not long after, the shopkeeper Qiu of the cloth shop found Xie Fu, he wanted to hire him and mule cart for a long time, and to deliver goods to Fucheng and other places regularly. The reward was very generous. Xie Fu was ecstatic and agreed readily.
This month, Xiangling, who had not gone to the temple for a long time, asked her sister-in-law to burn incense. When she knelt in front of Duobao Tathagata and looked up, she seemed to feel that the Buddha statue opened her eyes slightly and smiled.
(The story end)
[Written at the end]
Tang Dynasty had a Buddhist surnamed Chen, who was very pious. He had the same dream for seven nights in a row, dreaming that Guanyin appeared on Putuo Mountain , so he decided to go and worship.On the way, he met the Budai monk . The monk stopped him and said, "I am the one sent by Guanyin Bodhisattva to welcome you. The Bodhisattva was afraid that you would travel thousands of miles, so he went to your house first."
Chen Sheng knew that the monks would not lie, so he decided to go home. Before leaving, he asked, "Master, Guanyin Bodhisattva is ever-changing, and it is difficult for disciples to recognize. What was the Guanyin Bodhisattva who came to my house in what shape did the Guanyin Bodhisattva appear?"
Budai monk said, "After you go back, you see the person who put on your clothes and pulls your shoes with your left and right back, which is Guanyin."
Chen Sheng was both excited and confused, and hurried home. It was midnight. When my son traveled far away, how could a mother fall asleep peacefully? When he heard his son shouting, the old man had no time to put on his clothes, but he put on his cotton jacket and his shoes were in the opposite direction, so he pulled him to open the door.
At this time, Chen Sheng realized:
Parents are Guanyin Bodhisattvas of their children. To support parents is to worship Buddhas and Bodhisattvas
Parents are living Buddhas, why do you have to worship Lingshan thousands of miles
Folk stories: Sister-in-law is dissatisfied, brothers fight, and when the family is broken, you will know that family can be harmonious and everything will be prosperous Folk stories: God Folk Story: A man came home at night and was grabbed by his sister-in-law. Sister-in-law: Don’t speak out, come with me
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